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University of Minho

In research, University of Minho stands highest in Social Sciences (#362 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#370 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#678 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction, Earth-Surface Processes and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Building and Construction is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#651
of 28,054 · #924 all time
Rank in Portugal
#5
of 187
Research works
35k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
648k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is University of Minho known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #362 of 10,521 22.3%2,431 #592
EngineeringField #370 of 6,636 17.9%1,515 #479
Health SciencesDomain #678 of 11,982 20.4%979 #882
Physical SciencesDomain #744 of 12,888 18.7%3,124 #948
Business, Management and AccountingField #158 of 2,578 26.7%361 #391
Social SciencesField #420 of 6,365 21.3%1,188 #604
MedicineField #800 of 10,443 20.5%719 #1274
Life SciencesDomain #707 of 7,800 26.2%739 #837
Health ProfessionsField #190 of 1,928 18.0%202 #239
EducationSubfield #189 of 1,892 23.2%262 #229

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Minho sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#592 #362
  2. Engineering#479 #370
  3. Health Sciences#882 #678
  4. Physical Sciences#948 #744
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#391 #158
  6. Social Sciences#604 #420
  7. Medicine#1,274 #800
  8. Life Sciences#837 #707
  9. Health Professions#239 #190
  10. Education#229 #189
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Minho specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 212.8 works4.7×
  2. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 36.7 works4.2×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 139.3 works3.7×
  4. BiomaterialsSubfield · 114.9 works3.7×
  5. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 94.7 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 213 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 329 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 139 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 82 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 556 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 106 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 1,515 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 360 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 301 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 75 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 27 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 202 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 719 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 264 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 361 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 137 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 144 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 338 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 1,188 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Minho?

Ranked on the composite score, Adhemar Longatto‐Filho, María Assunção Flores and N. M. R. Peres lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Minho.

  1. 1 Adhemar Longatto‐Filho Portugal · #1,732 worldwide 1.4k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 María Assunção Flores Portugal · #6,658 worldwide 611 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 N. M. R. Peres Portugal · #10,882 worldwide 1.3k citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Nuno Sousa Portugal · #17,118 worldwide 1.9k citations · 275 works
  5. 5 Fábio Silva Portugal · #26,229 worldwide 630 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Subhas C. Kundu Portugal · #62,316 worldwide 437 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Miguel A. Cerqueira Portugal · #78,023 worldwide 557 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Vítor Sencadas Portugal · #80,293 worldwide 410 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Gilberto Martins Portugal · #86,095 worldwide 204 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Ana Maria Soares Portugal · #105,332 worldwide 189 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Minho

Which keywords describe research at University of Minho?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Tissue Engineering, Biomedical Applications, Globalization, Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning and Big Data.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability337▲ 1.90×95 topics
  2. Deep Learning230◆ 0.92×72 topics
  3. Machine Learning213◆ 0.90×83 topics
  4. Globalization210▲ 1.47×112 topics
  5. Epidemiology202▼ 0.70×126 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications190▲ 2.2×34 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering157▲ 3.5×13 topics
  8. Education154▲ 1.23×88 topics
  9. Environmental Impact153▲ 1.24×57 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management150▲ 2.2×23 topics
  11. Mental Health143▲ 1.34×44 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties141▲ 2.0×35 topics
  13. Big Data134▲ 2.0×25 topics
  14. Healthcare124▲ 1.52×27 topics
  15. Nanocomposites113▲ 1.93×21 topics
  16. Teacher Training110▲ 2.4×23 topics
  17. Internet of Things104▲ 1.65×21 topics
  18. Human Rights102▲ 1.37×55 topics
  19. Public Policy97▲ 2.7×23 topics
  20. Qualitative Research97▲ 1.53×24 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage94▲ 2.4×27 topics
  22. Drug Delivery90▲ 2.3×16 topics
  23. Regenerative Medicine82▲ 4.4×6 topics
  24. Risk Management78▲ 2.2×14 topics
  25. Social Inequality74▲ 3.8×14 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing74▲ 3.3×7 topics
  27. Biomaterials73▲ 4.3×7 topics
  28. Environmental Management71▲ 2.4×14 topics
  29. Cultural Studies69▲ 2.5×28 topics
  30. 3D Printing69▲ 4.1×6 topics
  31. Inclusive Education66▲ 2.6×16 topics
  32. Construction64▲ 6.5×3 topics
  33. Educational Reform49▲ 5.3×4 topics
  34. Pedagogical Practices49▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Seismic Analysis47▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Historic Constructions45▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Masonry Strengthening45▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Construction41▲ 7.8×5 topics
  39. Critical Pedagogy41▲ 6.5×4 topics
  40. Facilities Management39▲ 7.0×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Minho publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis, Education Pedagogy and Practices, BIM and Construction Integration and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Masonry and Concrete Str…45Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 45 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…40Education Pedagogy and Practices: 40 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 36 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 34 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 33 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 32 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…30Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 30 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 29 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 29 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringEducationBuilding and ConstructionIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 45 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 40 works
  3. 3 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 36 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 34 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 33 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 32 works
  8. 8 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 30 works
  9. 9 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 29 works
  10. 10 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 29 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available68.8%not open31.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Minho's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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